Company ProﬁleI Who we are I Group Philosophy I Our Purpose I What we do I Company Profile I

Who we areI n trodu c t i on t o A o yam a S o go A cco un ti ng

Our professionals at our Japan and Singapore offices collaborate to provide a seamlessservice from initial advisory and closing to interim reporting and dissolution. In a
constantly changing and borderless global economy, we will support you every stepof the way.

ASA Group is one of the largest fund administrators

Our mission is to provide flexible and timely fundknowledge in finance and real estate enables us toFunds and Corporations.

for international clients in Japan. Our wealth ofprovide a comprehensive range of services. Our
professionals include licensed practitioners inaccounting, tax and real estate securitization.

We have English-speaking employees on many of
our teams which ensures all initial and ongoing
matters are communicated and resolved effectively.

Our advantage is rooted in our practicalunderstanding of both the tangible and intangible
aspects of finance, real estate, and back-office
functions necessary for your success in Japan.

administration, tax, and accounting services to both

We also understand your concerns regarding

information security. To protect your information
assets, our strict internal controls and organized

workflows prevent fraud and minimize error. To

ensure personal and client data is protected and wellmanaged, in February 2006, we were one of the first

fund administrators to obtain the global certification
for information security management system[ISO/IEC27001：2005].

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Group Philosophy
We help accelerate our clients’ businesses by delivering information
with accuracy, speed, and consistency.
This is the value that Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm brings.
In 1999, we began our journey as an accounting firm that provides administration forinvestment fund vehicles.
Today, our services have expanded to include administration and advisory for asset
managers, property managers, fund managers, and REIT management firms.
Our services are continuously evolving. In 2024, we are developing new IT models andworkflows to deliver streamlined investor reporting of investment assets.
To allow our clients to focus on growing investment asset values and providing innovative
solutions for investors, ASA Group helps alleviate the labor shortage in the market,
automate processes, and simplify workflows.
With our vast expertise and abundant information gained through the years, we assist ourclients to improve ROI, facilitate investment opportunities, and allow the world’s capital toflow smoothly.
We strongly believe these actions will lead to a more prosperous and vibrant world.

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Our Purpose
In an uncertain world,
ASA Group assists in protecting the world’s future assets.
We are committed to helping facilitate investments to solve society’s
biggest challenges.
Our clients include retirement and insurance funds that are responsible for managing ourfuture assets, startups and SMEs that develop cutting edge technology and services, andimpact funds that tackle the challenges of business succession for SMEs.
To serve such funds, we rely on a robust foundation built upon our people’s expertise,
IT prowess, and vast information.
Our employees are the bedrock of everything we do.
We equip our employees with flexible workstyles and offer various career paths to become
leading professionals, committed to making an impactful change in the world.

ASA Group Representative Directors

Kazuhiro Matsuzawa
Masaki Aguni

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What we do
ASA Se rvi ce s

We help accelerate our clients’ businesses by delivering information
with accuracy, speed, and consistency.
This is the value that Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm brings.
Since the company’s founding in 1999, we have supported projects related to financial assets
and real estate and have expanded our services into renewable energy and private equity.

We will continue to amass our cutting-edge expertise and broad experience in becoming ourclients’ infrastructure for domestic and cross-border transactions.

Fund Services
Our one-stop services for various funds include advisory during initial fund setup,
SPC incorporation, ongoing management, and exit support.

01 SPC Administration

Setup of fund vehicle (SPC)

・ Legal support for incorporation ofcorporations, limited liability
partnerships, and branches of foreigncompanies, Bank account opening,
Contribution payment administration,
Notiﬁcation of incorporation to tax
authority

・Provision of registered address
・Nominee directorship service

Ongoing management support of SPC

・ Bookkeeping and accounting (includes

entry into Yardi, MRI, and otheraccounting software), Tax return ﬁling,
Investor report preparation

・Cash management

・Loan covenant administration
・Electronic public notice

SPC dissolution support・ (Legal support for liquidation anddissolution, Provision of liquidator andtax agent)

02 Advisory Services

Advisory for tax and accounting matters(corporate tax, consumption tax,
withholding tax, transfer tax,
international tax, consolidation,oﬀ-balance sheet determination,leasehold accounting)

Advisory related to applicable laws
(Companies Act, Financial Instruments
Exchange Act, Act on Speciﬁed Joint Real
Estate Ventures, Trust Act, Act on
Securitization of Assets)
Preparation of tax and accounting
opinion letter and enterprise value
calculation report

03 Inbound investment support

Support for foreign funds and investment
vehicles (with no oﬃce in Japan) that areinvesting in Japan real estate andcompanies.

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What we do
ASA Se rvi c e s

04 Renewable energy

One-stop SPC administration andmanagement support
Financial and tax due diligence

Agreed-upon procedures to be submitted
to lender for loan approval
Review of cash ﬂow projection

IFRS and US-GAAP conversion for investor
reporting

05 PE fund investment support (includes
LPS management support)

Bookkeeping and ﬁnancial statement
preparation
GP and LP notice preparation
Cash management
Seal management

Tax return preparation (for GP) and otherrelated tax
Financial statement audit support
Capital call support

Valuation of company shares

06 REITTax advisory at initial setup, depreciation
simulation, cash ﬂow preparation support
Ongoing management and administration

07 Security Token Offering

Structure planning support that complies
with tax regulation and law
Ongoing management that includes taxand accounting

08 AM and GP support services

Financial and tax due diligence during
closing process, business plan
preparation support
Investor report preparation support
Cash ﬂow projection, budget
management and variance analysis

Capital call amount and success fee
calculation, Investor notice preparation

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What we do
ASA Se rvi c e s

Corporate services
For domestic and foreign companies operating in Japan, we provide tax and accounting

advisory and a wide range of outsourced finance and accounting services. Additionally,in conjunction with our Singapore office, we are capable of supporting your Asianmarket expansion.

01 Accounting support and tax preparation
Year-end closing and tax ﬁling, tax returnpreparer, tax audit support
Tax planning, Consolidated ﬁnancial
statement support

Cash ﬂow preparation support, cash ﬂow
analysis and advisory

Outsourced accounting, Accounting
software implementation and entry support

02 Corporate valuation and Due diligence
Corporate (share price) valuation andasset valuation
Financial due diligence

Reorganization and restructuring support,
M&A advisory

03 International tax

Back oﬃce support for Japanese listed andprivate companies

PE determination, thin capitalization rule,earnings stripping rule, foreign tax
deduction, foreign dividend exemption rule

Second opinion on tax position, provisionof tax reform updates

Determination of tax residency forindividuals (particularly for corporateowners)

Budget and business plan preparation
supportz

Other services for foreign companies
Corporate Secretarial

Comprehensive services for foreigncompanies that include Japanese company
incorporation with the assistance of ourpartnering law ﬁrm, judicial scrivener ﬁrm,
and certiﬁed social insurance laborconsultant ﬁrm, tax and accounting,payment and seal management, andemployee payroll calculation.

Tax treaty application

Transfer pricing study

04 Asian market support

Along with our group company, Aoyama
Sogo Accounting Oﬃce Singapore Pte. Ltd.,we advise structures to optimize growthand eﬃciently provide returns to theJapanese entity.

I Who we are I Group Philosophy I Our Purpose I What we do I Company Profile ICompany ProfileCompany Name

Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm Co., Ltd.

Established

August 25, 1999

Founding Partner& Chairman

Kazuhiro Matsuzawa (Certified Public Accountant/Licensed Tax Accountant)

Founding Partner& CEO

Masaki Aguni (Certified Public Accountant/Licensed Tax Accountant)

Number ofEmployees

352 (as of June 2024)

・ 2 judicial scriveners (including qualified judicial scriveners)
・ 6 certified public accountants
・ 14 certified public tax accountants ・ 17 ARES certified masters(including qualified tax accountants)
・ 3 US Certified Public Accountant

Major Clients

Financial institutions (banks, securities companies, insurance companies),Funds (sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, private placement funds),
Asset management companies, Property management companies,Construction companies, Real estate developers, Communication andentertainment services, Infrastructure, Software developers, Retail andrestaurants, Hotel operators, and Subsidiaries of multinational corporationsGroup

ASA GLOBAL Inc.

Aoyama Sogo Tax Corporation

ASA Reporting Professional K.K.

ASA Advisory K.K.

ASA REIT Partners K.K.

ASA FACTOR K.K.

ASA Platform K.K.

ASA Total Solution Inc.

Companies

Aoyama Sogo Accounting Office
Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Partnership
Office Address

Member of following
network/associations

KINKA Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Office

10th Floor, The Okura Prestige Tower, 2-10-4 Toranomon,Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001
Tel +81-3-3560-5005

Fukuoka Office

12th Floor, Tenjin 121 Building, 1-3-38 Tenjin,
Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001

Osaka Office

15F Osaka Umeda Twintowers, South, 1-13-1 Umeda
Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0001

Kobe Office

22F KobeKokusaikaikan, 8-1-6 Goko Dori,Chuo-ku,Kobe,Hyogo 651-0087

Wakayama Office

2th Floor, 30 Junibancho,Wakayama,
Wakayama 640-8158

Prime Global

ULI Japan (Urban Land Institute Japan)

Japan Private Equity Association (JPEA)

Japan Security Token Offering Association (JSTOA)
E-Invoice Promotion Association（EIPA）